Cattle Sale

Forward for sale on Monday were 9 Prime Cattle, 10 Bulling Heifers & 11 OTM Cattle.Prime cattle sold to 227 p/kg for a Simmental Steer scaling 570 kilos from J & R Stanger,South Seatter, Sandwick realising £1293.90 purchased by E Flett Butchers.Top price per head was £1526.50 for a Simmental scaling 710 kilos from J & G Smith,Cauldhame, Stromness (215p) Purchased by Williamsons Butchers.Prime Heifers sold to 212 p/kg for a Charolais scaling 690 kilos from J & G Smith,Cauldhame, Stromness realising £1462.80 purchased by Williamsons Butchers.A Consignment of 10 Simmental Bulling Heifers were forward from T & M Bain,Twiness, Westray which sold to 338.5 p/kg for a group of three heifers scaling390 kilos which realised £1320. OTM Cows sold to 134.8 p/kg for a Simmental scaling 690 kilos from T & M Bain,Twiness, Westray realising £930.Top price per head was £1090 for an Aberdeen Angus cow scaling 820 kilos from Holland Papay Ltd (132.9p)Cast Bulls sold to £1000 for a Simmental scaling 865 kilos from D B Tulloch, Burndyke, Westray and for a British Blue scaling 895 kilos from J D Flett, Stank, Stromness.